SAT Express - Paperback

by Tim Hassall (Author), Dennis Hasson (Author)

Don't want to waste time on subject reviews because you've been there, done that? Pressed for time, or yearning for tips and strategies that will make it easier to succeed on the SAT? Then reach for Barron's SAT Express.
You'll find all the tips, tactics, and strategies you need to ace the test, including:

• An introduction to the SAT: When it's given, how it's scored, and when to take it
• Part One: Seeing the logic, balance, and details in English
• Part Two: The Reading Test: learning vocabulary, matching your questions, staying focused attacking special question types, plus reading, writing, and planning the optional essay
• Part Three: The Math Test: Calculator and Non-Calculator Sections, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Math in the Real World, Know General Math Tactics first, Practice Specific Types of Math Problems Second
• Part Four: Putting it All Together. Includes a practice test with explanations of practice test questions and instructions for calculating your score

Front Jacket

Table of Contents:
1. An Introduction to the SAT
PART ONE: WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST
2. English Is Balanced
3. English Is Logical
4. It's All in the Details
5. Graphics
PART TWO: READING TEST
6. Vocabulary Words That You Won't Study
7. Details, Details, Details
8. Special Question Types
9. The Big Picture
10. The Essay
PART THREE: MATH TEST
11. The Core of Algebra
12. The Linear Realm
13. Solving Quadratic Equations and Exponential Functions
14. Interpreting Graphs and Charts
15. Concepts of Geometry and Trigonometry
16. Mathematical Logic
PART FOUR: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Practice Test
Appendix A: List of BIG Strategies
Appendix B: Important Math Facts
Index